What I'm Excited About #4

April showers bring... myriad May marvels.

• Mississippi Mushroom's Kickstarter Finale: Lawrence University transfer student Ian Silver-Ramp runs this local-yet-exotic urban agriculture operation out of Northeast Minneapolis. Fungi you've never heard grow in neighborhood waste products and yield real nice compost. Triple win, right there. Kick in!



Look how much fun we have working!

• MNYFP May: Inaugural work night for Minnesota Young* Food Professionals** on Monday, Happy Hour on Wednesday. Follow the #MNYFP hashtag on Twitter or like the Facebook page to stay in the loop.
• Minneapolis Forum: Misleading lead-in, perhaps, but alliteration's important. The Union of Concerned Scientists presents "Science, Democracy, and a Healthy Food Policy: How Citizens, Scientists, and Public Health Advocates Can Partner to Forge a Better Future." I'm swooning over the panelists already. RSVP (you can join remotely!).

What are you excited about this week?

* "Young" is a state of mind.

** "Professional" means working at SOMETHING (an education, side project, full-time job) related to food.

What I'm Excited About #2

Sometimes I am struck by several exciting things at once. 

• Upcoming guest post from Kelsey Hotle about the Sangnam market in South Korea.

Root vegetables on display at the Sangnam Market.
Stay tuned to discover their origin!

• Lunch with former Lawrence University classmate Ian Silver-Ramp of Mississippi Mushrooms

• The CFANS Speed Networking Event I attended last week (view pictures on Fb), where I met a dozen interesting students.



Finally, I'm on the "professional" side of the table!
Photo by Masha Finn.

• The Hunger and Environment Nutrition DPG membership drive, ably lead by Ashley Colpaart and carried out by HENlet(te)s Holly Sostock, Amber Noterman, Garnet Bruell, and myself. Join today!

What are you looking forward to this week?